2013 Ford F-150 complaints

THIS IS THE 2ND TIME TODAY , I'VE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND IS THE 4TH EPISODE OF THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A FLEX FUEL 2013 FORD F-150.THIS IS BEGINNING TO BE A BIG CONCERN,AS STATED I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 10 MPH,SINCE I WAS IN A SHOPPING CENTER GETTING READY TO PARK. THE ENGINE USUAL CRANKS AFTER I COME TO A COMPLETE START AND TURN THE IGNITION OFF. I NEED THIS FIXED ASAP. I'VE GOT A TRIP PLANNED. *TR

PULLING OUT INTO THE HIGHWAY WITH TRAFFIC COMING, I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER. TO AVOID BEING STRUCK BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC, I STEERED VEHICLE ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL OTHER INSTANCES OF WHERE I LOST POWER, THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND WHILE TRYING TO PASS OTHER VEHICLES. IT WAS NOT HUMID OR RAINING AT THE TIME THESE INCIDENTS OCCURRED. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, IT WAS THERE FOR TWO DAYS. THEY COULD NOT FIND OR RECREATED THE PROBLEM. *TR

2013 F150 ECO BOOST PROBLEM WITH APPROXIMATELY 2781 MILES DROVE THRU THE TOWN ALBERT LEA, MN AT ABOUT 1100 HOURS ON 5/28/13 (CST) AT ABOUT 30 MPH. ENTERED THE ON RAMP (CLOVERLEAF STYLE RAMP) TO I-35 SOUTHBOUND. ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE TO 60 MPH DUE TO SHORT ON RAMP/MERGE LANE. ENGINE LOST POWER (APPROX. 80%???) THEN WENT INTO A SHAKING/SHUTTERING MODE. ENGINE WARNING LIGHT FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY. ATTEMPTED TO MERGE WITH SEVERAL SEMI'S ON I-35 (THE REASON FOR QUICK ACCELERATION PLUS THE SORT MERGE LANE). BACKED OFF ON THE GAS PEDAL WHEN ENGINE POWER DECREASED AND IN APPROXIMATELY 20 SECONDS THE ENGINE RECOVERED AND NEVER HESITATED AGAIN. THE WEATHER TEMPERATURE WAS APPROX. 60 DEGREES F WITH A HEAVY MIST AND MODERATE FOG. THE BOTTOM LINE: IF ANY ONE OF THE TRUCKERS HAD HICUPPED OR HAD BEEN DISTRACTED DURING OUR TERRIFYING MERGE WE WOULD BE WRITING THIS INFO FROM A HOSPITAL BED (OR NOT WRITING FROM A MORGUE). DEALER RAN DIAGNOSTIC WITH NO INDICATIONS OF ANY FAILURE IN SPITE OF ENGINE WARNING FLASHING DURING POWER LOSS OR SHAKING (DEATH RATTLE???). DATE OF MANUFACTURE APPEARS TO BE DECEMBER 2012. *TR

MAY 22, 2013- WHILE DRIVING SOUTH ON I-55 AND MERGING ONTO I-12, I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN I GAVE THE TRUCK GAS TO ACCELERATE INTO ONCOMING INTERSTATE TRAFFIC OF 70+ MPH. MY TRUCK COMPLETELY WENT LIMP AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. I WAS IN REAL TROUBLE AT THIS POINT SO I PULLED OFF WITH ONE TIRE IN THE GRASS TO AVOID A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND POTENTIALLY BEING KILLED. APPROXIMATELY 1 MINUTE LATER THE TRUCK REGAINED POWER AND I CONTINUED TO MY DESTINATION WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOING BACK OFF. MAY 23, 2013- I CALLED FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE AND THEY EXPLAINED TO ME THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG IF THE WARNING LIGHT WENT OFF. STATING THE SYSTEM DOES THIS AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL PRECAUTION? MAY 28, 2013- I WAS TRAVELING IN GALVESTON, TX AT 25 MPH WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I DID ATTEMPT TO GIVE IT GAS TO SEE IF THE SAME PROBLEM WAS OCCURRING AND IT ONCE AGAIN WOULD NOT RESPOND WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYING ON PERMANENTLY THIS TIME. I PARKED MY TRUCK FOR WORK UNTIL JUNE 11, 2013. I TOOK A PICTURE OF MY DASH TO DOCUMENT THE WARNING LIGHT. CALLED FORD DEALERSHIP @ 7:20 A.M. ON 6/10/13 EXPLAINING MY SITUATION. HE STATED THAT OVER THE PHONE IT SOUNDS LIKE THE INNER COOLER. HE EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT IS NOT DANGEROUS AND NOT TO WORRY. HE SAID THE PART WAS AN UPDATED PART AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO RUN DIAGNOSTICS TO KNOW THE PROBLEM FOR SURE. DROPPED TRUCK OFF AT FORD DEALERSHIP @ 11:10 A.M. ON 6/12/1

ON THIS NEW F-150 WITH ECO BOOST ENGINE ,THE ENGINE NOW HAS SHUT DOWN 2 TIMES THE LAST 2 DAYS ON JUNE 12 AND 13, 2013. THE ENGINE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ONLY GOING 20 MPH WHEN THIS HAPPENED BOTH TIMES SINCE I WAS STOPPING AT THE STOP SIGN 3 BLOCKS FROM MY HOUSE. ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THE ENGINE IN CRUISE CONTROL AT SPEED OF 60-65 MPH THE TRANSMISSION GOES FROM 6 TH GEAR TO 5TH GEAR ALOT. *TR

6/11/13 DRIVING IN MODERATE RAIN IN 75 DEGREES WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE TO PASS. TRUCK LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO SHUDDER RATHER VIOLENTLY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH. INCIDENT LASTED 20-30 SECONDS. THIS OCCURRED AGAIN ON 6/13/13 IN SIMILAR CONDITIONS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER IN MASSENA NY. THEY PULLED A P-306 CODE (#6 CYLINDER MISFIRE) AND RAN AN OASIS REPORT. THE REPORT SHOWED MY EXACT SYMPTOMS AS AN ECOBOOST ISSUE. THEY ASSURED ME IT WAS NOT GOING TO DAMAGE THE VEHICLE SO I DROVE IT BACK TO HOME IN VIRGINIA. I HAVE AN APPT WITH MY LOCAL NORFOLK VA DEALER ON 6/17/13. MY BUILD DATE IS 03/03/13. *TR

6/08/13 WHILE TRAVELING FROM KINGSVILLE TO RIO HONDO AT 6 AM FOR A FISHING TRIP, I ACCELERATED HARD TO PASS A SEMI-TRUCK. MY F150 SHUDDERED VIOLENTLY IN THE BACK END, AND I FELT A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BLINKED EXCESSIVELY BEFORE EXTINGUISHING. THE TRUCK RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION FAIRLY QUICKLY, WITHIN 5 SEC. I CONTINUED TO MY DESTINATION WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS, MAKING SURE TO LIMIT MY SPEED AND MAKE NO MORE HARD ACCELERATIONS. THE WEATHER WAS RAINY AND WET CONDITIONS. I INTENDED ON INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE ONCE I RETURNED HOME. 6/09/13 THE TRUCK HAD BEEN PARKED AND NOT DRIVEN UNTIL MY DEPARTURE ON SUN, 2 PM. ON MY WAY HOME I WAS FORCED TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY ON HWY 77 ON RAMP FROM FM 107 TO KEEP UP WITH TRAFFIC. THE TRUCK ONCE AGAIN SHUDDERED VIOLENTLY AND THE A/C BEGAN BLOWING HOT AIR, THE LOSS OF POWER WAS MUCH MORE SIGNIFICANT THAN THE LAST EPISODE AND I WAS FORCED TO PULL ONTO SIDE OF HWY 77 TO AVOID BEING STRUCK BY TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. THE ENGINE LIGHT BLINKED AND CONTINUED TO STAY ON. THE TRUCK RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION; HOWEVER THE LENGTH OF TIME BEFORE THAT HAPPENED WAS MUCH LONGER THAN BEFORE. I WAS CERTAIN I WAS GOING TO BE STRANDED AND IT WAS NECESSARY FOR ME TO TAKE EMERGENCY MEASURES. THE WEATHER WAS HOT AND DRY. *TR

WHILE RUNNING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH I ACCELERATED HARD TO MAKE A PASS AND THE TRUCK JUST LOST ALL POWER. IT STARTED SPUTTERING AND I FELL BACK INTO LINE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT CONTINUED TO RUN ROUGH SO I PULLED OFF THE ROAD. AS I DID THIS IT "CAUGHT UP" AND STARTED RUNNING SMOOTH AGAIN AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF. LATER IN THE DAY I TRIED IT AGAIN AND IT STARTED TO DO THE SAME THING SO I QUICKLY LET OFF. BOTH OF THESE TIMES IT WAS RAINING. LATER AFTER THE RAIN STOPPED I TRIED IT AGAIN WITH NO PROBLEM. IT ONLY HAPPENED WHEN IT RAINS. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS A FIX BUT MY TRUCK WAS MADE BEFORE INCLUDED DATE. DON'T KNOW THAT DATE. TOLD ME ALSO THAT NO CODE WAS REGISTERED ON THE COMPUTER EVEN THOUGH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TRUCK BATTERY KEEPS GOING DEAD TOO AND IT HAS NOW BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR 8 DAYS STRAIGHT AND I STILL DON'T HAVE ANY ANSWERS. TRUCK HAS BEEN IN SHOP 10 DAYS IN PAST MONTH. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON I-69 IN MICHIGAN BETWEEN LANSING AND FLINT, I ATTEMPTED TO MERGE INTO THE PASSING LANE TO ALLOW MERGING TRAFFIC FROM THE ON-RAMP ONTO THE EXPRESSWAY. IN ORDER TO CHANGE LANES, I USED FIRM ACCELERATION TO AVOID CONTACT WITH THE FASTER VEHICLES IN THE PASSING LANE. THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY WHILE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED. ALL FORWARD ACCELERATION WAS IMPOSSIBLE THE ENGINE SPUTTERED FOR 45-60 SECONDS AFTER THE EVENT UNTIL POWER WAS RESTORED. ONE WEEK AFTER I TOOK DELIVERY OF THE TRUCK, THIS PROBLEM BEGAN ON A SIMILAR TRIP ON THE WAY TO TOLEDO AROUND THE DUNDEE EXIT ON I-23. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 400 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. THIS WAS IN EARLY MAY 2013. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED THE TSB REPLACING THE CHARGED AIR COOLER AND UPDATING THE SOFTWARE IN THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. THIS CAN BE REPEATED ON ANY TRIP OF SIGNIFICANT DURATION ON A RAINY DAY. THE TSB DID ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM, AND I FEAR FOR MY SAFETY AS WELL AS MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. I DO NOT LET ME WIFE DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE SHE WOULD NOT BE AS WELL EQUIPPED TO DEAL WITH AN EVENT LIKE THIS. I FEEL CHEATED BY FORD, AND I AM NOT SATISFIED WITH THEIR ATTEMPTS OF FIXING THIS. FURTHERMORE, I KNOW EVERY TIME THIS HAPPENS THE ENGINE IS TAKING IN LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER THROUGH THE INTAKE, AND THIS IS CATASTROPHIC FOR ENGINE LIFE AND LONGEVITY. PLEASE PURSUE RECALL EFFORTS NOW ON THIS HORRIBLE ENGINE. *TR

WHEN ACCELERATING THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER THE DEALER PROVIDED SERVICE FOR THIS ISSUE, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DECELERATING TO A STOP AND AGAIN WHILE ACCELERATING FROM THIS STOP. MOST RECENTLY THE ENGINE HAS BEEN VERY SLUGGISH AT TIMES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. *TR

VEHICLE LOST POWER WHEN TRYING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. NOTE I WAS IN A 75 MPH AREA TRYING TO PASS A VEHICLE THAT HAD TRASH FLYING OFF TRUCK. IN ANY CASE WHEN I PUNCHED THE ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE DID A NOSE DIVE AS IT LOST POWER. IT TOOK ABOUT 2 SECONDS FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESTORE TO NORMAL OPERATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY NOR WOULD IT ACCELERATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE 7,475. *TR

MY VEHICLE IS A 2013 FORD F-150 ECOBOOST. I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRUCK SHUDDERED VIOLENTLY. WHILE THIS WAS OCCURRING THE VEHICLE HAD LITTLE POWER. I WAS IN THE LEFT HAND LANE, AND WAS PINNED BETWEEN A TRACTOR TRAILER ON MY RIGHT AND A CAR BEHIND ME. THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED FOR APPROX. 8 TO 10 SECONDS THEN STOPPED. I WAS THEN ABLE TO ACCELERATE AND PASS THE TRUCK. WEATHER CONDITIONS: RAINING TEMP: BETWEEN 75 AND 80 DEGREES TIME: 7:00 A.M. *TR

ON 5/22/13, WHILE TRAVELING ON I-81 VEHICLE HWY MILEAGE DROPPED FROM 20.3 TO APPROX 16 MPG. ON 5/23 WHILE DRIVING TO FORD DEALERSHIP IN HOULTON, MAINE I WAS PASSING A VEHICLE AT 30MPH INA 45 ZONE AND THE ENGINE ALMOST SHUT DOWN. I HAD TO PULL BACK BECAUSE OF APPROACHING TRAFFIC. AT THE FORD DEALER, THEIR COMPUTER CHECK SHOWED THE ENGINE DROPPED THE #6 CYLINDER (THAT'S WHAT THEY TOLD ME). THEY SAID IT WAS A ECOBOOST PROBLEM AND WOULD HAVE TO CALL THE FACTORY ENGINEERS. TWO WEEKS LATER, I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM FORD OR THE FORD DEALER. I ORDERED & THEY BUILT THE TRUCK IN APRIL 2013. IT WAS DELIVERED 4/26 AT CHEROKEE FORD, WOODSTOCK, GA. I BOUGHT THE ECOBOOST ENGINE BECAUSE OF THE EPA HWY MILEAGE RATING OF 21 MPG AND PAID $1050.00 EXTRA TO GET IT. I HAVE ALWAYS GO BETTER THAN THE RATED MPG ON MY VEHICLES, SO THIS IS NOT DRIVING HABITS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE DURING HEAVY RAINS. TRAFFIC IN MY LANE STOPPED. I TRIED TO CHANGE LANES AND ACCELERATE BRISKLY. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHUTTER AND THE ENGINE POWER DIED. IT SEEMED TO GO INTO LIMP MODE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND LEFT ME HANGING IN THE TRAVEL LANE WITH FASTER TRAFFIC ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH. VEHICLE IS ONE WEEK OLD AND HAS APPROXIMATELY 600 MILES ON IT. THE ENGINE IS THE FORD ECOBOOST 3.5L V6. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED TO GET IT TO DRIVE NORMAL AGAIN. *TR

I WENT TO PASS A CAR AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO CUT OUT AND LOSE POWER. I DID FINALLY PASS THE CAR AND THE ENGINE WAS ERRATIC FOR AT LEAST 2 MORE MILES. ENGINE LIGHT WAS FLASHING THE ENTIRE TIME BUT THEN STOPPED AND EVERYTHING WAS OKAY. IT HAD JUST STOPPED RAINING AT THE TIME AND WAS HUMID, TEMP 75. IT HAPPENED DURING FULL THROTTLE. I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE LOOKING INTO IT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING NORTH ON I-95 IN GEORGIA AT 65 MPH, I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE. THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, LOSE POWER, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS 70 DEGREES WITH MODERATE RAIN. I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND SHUT OFF THE MOTOR. THE ENGINE RESTARTED OK. I DID NOT ATTEMPT ANY MORE HARD ACCELERATIONS. I HAD NO MORE STALL PROBLEMS. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY FOUND A MISFIRE CODE, BUT HAD NO EXPLANATION OR FIX TO PREVENT THE PROBLEM FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. THIS IS AN ECOBOOST VEHICLE. *TR

2013 FORD F-150 XLT V6 ECOBOOST DISPLAYING SHUTTERING AND VIOLENT SHAKING UPON 1ST START UP OF THE DAY AND SOMETIMES 2ND START UP OF THE DAY IF IT'S BEEN A WHILE BETWEEN STARTS IN ST LOUIS, MO. FEELS LIKE AN OLD VEHICLE START UP NOT ANYTHING LIKE A BRAND NEW $42K TRUCK SHOULD SOUND LIKE. MY WIFE ALSO STATES IT SHUTTERS WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY SOMETIMES. I TOOK TO DEALER (SUNSET FORD) AND LET THEM KEEP IT OVERNIGHT SO THEY WOULD START AND CHECK IN THE MORNING. OF COURSE THEY HAD THE NERVE TO SAY IT DID NOT DO ANYTHING WHEN THEY STARTED IT. WELL AFTER READING VARIOUS POSTS ABOUT HOW THEY SEEM TO NOT WANT TO FIX THE PRODUCT THEY SELL I WAS UPSET. SO WHEN I WENT UP THERE I HAD THE SERVICE MANAGER GO WITH ME OUTSIDE TO START IT LATER THAT DAY AFTER THEY ALREADY STARTED IT AND IT DID THE SAME THING I TOOK IT IN THERE FOR. IT'S LIKE THEY DIDN'T EVEN DO THEIR JOB PROPERLY. HE HEMMED AND HAWED AND STATED TO BRING IT BACK UP FOR ANOTHER SERVICE APT LATER IN THE WEEK. I HAVE YET TO DO SO B/C MY TIME IS TOO VALUABLE FOR THEM TO GIVE ME THE RUN AROUND BUT IT STILL ALWAYS SHUTTERS AND SHAKES SOMETIMES VIOLENTLY UPON START UP. DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO OTHER THAN TRADE IT BACK IN FOR ANOTHER TRUCK BRAND FOR SOMEONE ELSE TO DEAL WITH. IT'S A SHAME B/C I REALLY LIKE FORDS MY GRANDFATHER RETIRED FROM THERE. I GUESS LIKE EVERY OTHER COMPANY THEY JUST KEEP GETTING LEANER AND MEANER. GOOD FOR THEIR POCKET BOOKS I GUESS BUT NOT FOR THE EVERYDAY MAN OR WOMAN. *TR

I WAS ENTERING A SHARED MERGE LANE AND ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE INTO THE TRAVEL LANE ON MY LEFT. IT WAS RAINY AND I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE BRISKLY. THE TRUCK SHUDDERED SHARPLY, LOST POWER AND WENT INTO "LIMP HOME" MODE. SEVERAL VEHICLES HAD TO MOVE SHARPLY TO AVOID ME AS I RETURNED TO THE MERGE LANE. THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL WITHIN MINUTES. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES SINCE. ALWAYS RAIN AND BRISK ACCELERATION. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT SEE A DIAGNOSIS FROM THE COMPUTER. THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, SAID I WAS CURRENT WITH THE SERVICE BULLETINS, AND SENT ME ON MY WAY.

WHILE ON I95 IN VIRGINIA, AFTER TRAVELING FOR ABOUT AN HOUR WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON IN AN INTERMITTENT RAIN, I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. I DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE AND BUCK. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE. ANY ATTEMPT TO DO SO CAUSED THE TRUCK TO JERK AND SHAKE. AS I MOVED TO THE RIGHT LANE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER, THE LIGHT STOPPED FLASHING AND THE TRUCK BEHAVED NORMALLY. I COULD NOT REPLICATE THE INCIDENT SINCE I DID NOT DRIVE AT A CONSTANT SPEED AGAIN FOR ANY PERIOD OF TIME REMAINING IN THE TRIP. THIS OCCURRED IN A 2013 FORD F150 XLT SUPERCREW WITH A 3.5L ECO BOOST ENGINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2013 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. *TR

1ST FAILURE - ROAD LITTLE ICY. TURNED AROUND AND TRUCK SHUT DOWN. 2ND FAILURE - MAY, 27 2013, DROVE TO TOWN, TRUCK WOULD NOT START. LEFT IT OVER NIGHT, STARTED IN THE MORNING, DROVE IT HOME. CALLED FORD DEALER SAID TO BRING IT IN. WOULDN'T START. WRECKER TOOK IT TO FORD DEALER. THEY ARE STILL WORKING ON IT.

2013 F150 XLT W/ ECOBOOST 42K COST , HAD TO ACCELERATE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT AND THE ENGINE STALLED STARTED MISSING BARELY MISSED TOTALING THE TRUCK HAD TO PLOW IN TO A GRASS MEDIAN TO KEEP FROM BEING HIT. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE TRUCK AND GET IT HOME AND HAVE NOT DRIVEN IT SINCE. I AM SO DISAPPOINTED. IF THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE I DON'T KNOW WOULD BE, THIS IS SCARY STUFF. *TR

ECOBOOST V6 3.5L. DRIVING ABOUT 3 HOURS 70-75 MPH WITH LAST HOUR IN RAIN. HAD TO PASS CARS ON TWO OCCASIONS AFTER THE RAIN. BOTH TIMES UPON ACCELERATION, CAR SHUDDERED VIOLENTLY, LOST SPEED AND ENGINE LIGHT WAS FLASHING. BOTH TIMES HAD TO PULL OVER AND TURN OFF CAR, THEN RESTART TO GET ENGINE TO WORK. FIRST TIME ENGINE LIGHT TURNED OFF. SECOND TIME ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON SOLID UNTIL I GOT IT TO DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED THE INTERCOOLER AND CAC SHIELD. HAS NOT OCCURRED SINCE WITH 6 MONTHS DRIVING INCLUDING SEVERAL TESTS OF ACCELERATION. HOWEVER, I HAVE NOT TRIED IT IN THE RAIN, AND I'M SEEING REPORTS OF MOISTURE ACCUMULATION AS THE ISSUE. *TR

STUTTERING, LOSS OF POWER , BAD FUEL MILEAGE. *TR

VEHICLE IS GETTING WAY BELOW ESTIMATED MPG. TRUCK IS BARELY GETTING 16 MPG WHILE THE FALSE ADVERTISEMENT SAYS THE TRUCK WILL GET 17-21 MPG. THIS IS A BRAND NEW TRUCK AND HAS THOSE FAR SHOWN FALSE ADVERTISEMENT IN GAS MILEAGE. ALONG WITH THE MPG, WHEN IN CRUISE CONTROL THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 2ND GEAR WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPG LEAVING THE RPMS AT A HIGH RATE WHEN IT DOWN SHIFT. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE WAY THIS TRUCK DOWN SHIFTS IN CRUISE CONTROL. THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO AS THIS IS NOT THE WAY A 50K PLUS TRUCK SHOULD BE DRIVING OR THE FALSE REPRESENTATION OF THE MPG THAT FORD HAS CLAIMED. IF I HAD KNEW THE MPG WOULD HAVE BEEN THIS BAD I WOULD HAVE CONSIDERED A DIFFERENT VEHICLE. *TR

AFTER LEAVING I-20 AND ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP UNTO I-95 NORTH, I WAS ACCELERATING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO A LOWER GEAR, THE ENGINE RPM WENT UP, BUT THE VEHICLE DIDN'T ACCELERATE. I HAD TO BRAKE AND PULL OF TO THE SHOULDER TO ALLOW TRAFFIC TO PASS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT FELT LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHAKING, AFTER A MILE EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. WE WERE EXPERIENCING HEAVY RAINS ON I-20 WEST OF CHARLESTON SC. *TR

I HAVE A NEW FORD F-150 WITH ONLY 1,500 MILES ON IT. I WAS LEAVING A RESTAURANT GETTING ON THE ROAD WITH CARS RUSHING BEHIND ME GOING ABOUT 45MPH WHEN ALL THE SUDDEN THE TRUCKS ENGINE STARTED SHAKING REALLY BAD. THE ENGINE LIGHT COME, TRUCK STARTED BEEPING AND THE TOOL WRENCH STARTED TO FLICKER ON THE DASH BOARD SAYING "SERVICE". THE TRUCK STOPPED ACCELERATING ALL OF THE SUDDEN AND NO MATTER HOW MUCH I PUSHED THE PETAL TO ACCELERATE, TRUCK WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. LOST ALL POWER TO ACCELERATE. CARS FROM BEHIND HAD TO QUICKLY MANEUVER OUT OF MY LANE TO AVOID HITTING ME. COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN GOING FASTER. CALLED FORD ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO TAKE TRUCK TO DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHAT??S GOING ON. I HAVE READ OTHER SIMILAR PROBLEMS TO MINE STATING THE WEATHER AND/OR CONDITION OF ROAD WAS WET BUT AS FOR MY ISSUE THE WEATHER OUTSIDE WAS COOL AND SUNNY NO RAIN OR WET ROAD AT THE TIME THE ISSUE HAPPENED. *TR

UPON HARD ACCELERATION TO PASS ON HIGHWAY THE TRUCK LOST POWER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUALLY FLASHED AND SHUTTERED WHEN ATTEMPTED TO GIVE TRUCK ANY ACCELERATION. AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING ON SHOULDER TO GET TO SAFE EXIT VEHICLE SEEMED TO RESET AND REGAIN ALL FUNCTIONS AND POWER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED AND INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGED INTO LIMP SAFE MODE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,300. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET APPROXIMATELY AT 70MPH, I STEPPED ON THE GAS TO ACCELERATE PAST A VEHICLE. THE TRUCK DID NOT RESPOND BUT DECELERATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE AND WITH ONLY SLIGHT PRESSURE TO THE GAS TO MAINTAIN SPEED. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 5-10 SECONDS THE VEHICLE REGAINED POWER. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED A SECOND TIME, SAME CONDITIONS SAME RESULTS. THE FORD DEALER SAYS ITS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH PARTS BACK ORDERED. THIS SEEMS UNACCEPTABLE IF ITS A KNOW PROBLEM. SOMEONE CAN GET IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IF THEY PULLED OUT IN FAST MOVING TRAFFIC EXPECTING ACCELERATION TO BE THERE. *TR

MY FORD F150 XLT, 4X4 STALLS AND ALMOST SHUTS DOWN AT TIMES. THE TRUCK IS BRAND NEW. THIS TRUCK HAS THE ECOBOOST V6 ENGINE. THE CONDITIONS WERE THAT THE ROAD WAS WET. UNHAPPY BECAUSE I PAID A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR THIS VEHICLE. *TR

I WENT TO PASS A SLOW MOVING VEHICLE AND ONLY HAD A SHORT DISTANCE TO PASS. I PRESSED DOWN HARD ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN, TRUCK WAS COASTING, AND THE ORANGE TRACTION SLIP LIGHT CAME ON. THEN THE ENGINE CAME BACK ON AND I WAS ABLE TO FINISH PASSING. THIS WAS IN CARLSBAD, NM. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER THEY SAID THERE NOTHING SHOWED ON THEIR DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER, BUT THEY DID TRY TO CHARGE ME $150 LABOR. I REFUSED TO PAY, BECAUSE THIS IS A NEW TRUCK AND THE INCIDENT HAPPENED TWICE DRIVING INTO CARLSBAD. I HAVE TRIED TO DUPLICATE THE INCIDENT ONCE SINCE, BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT SHUTDOWN. *TR

ECO BOOST ENGINE LOST POWER WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND PASS. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES. FORD DEALER COULD NOT REPRODUCE NOW AND NO RESPONSE FROM FORD. TRAVELING SPEED 75 AND TRIED TO PASS AT 85. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND HESITATED WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD CONSTANTLY DRIVE ROUGHLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT HIM AT A LATER DATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 800. *TR

ECO BOOST ENGINE LOST POWER WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND PASS. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES NOW AND NO RESPONSE FROM FORD. ONE TIME IT ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG! *TR

I JUST READ A STORY AND THE ONE ON FOX NEWS. THIS EXACT ECOBOOST PROBLEM HAPPENED TO ME ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO IN MY 2013 F-150 KING RANCH (28K MILES). I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON I81 IN PA AND SUDDENLY MY TRUCK WENT LIKE A BUCKING BRONCO, LOSING POWER AS I WENT ALONG UNTIL I WAS DOWN TO ABOUT 30MPH ON A HIGHWAY. THIS LASTED FOR ABOUT 10-15 MINUTES AND THEN MIRACULOUSLY CLEARED UP. I FEAR THE DAMAGE IT HAS DONE TO THE ENGINE AND COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON A HIGHWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED ONE OTHER TIME AS WELL. ALL I COULD ASSUME AT THE TIME WAS A BAD TANK OF GAS OR SOME SORT OF MISFIRE/CYLINDER PROBLEM. WHO DO I REPORT THIS TO? I AM SURE FORD WILL JUST SAY OH WELL, IT WORKS NOW.. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH DOWNHILL AND TOWING A FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER WITH A 7,025 POUND HAUL, THE BRAKES BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS RATED AT A TOWING CAPACITY OF 10,000 POUNDS OR LESS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED BECAUSE THE V6 ENGINE DID NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH COMPRESSION FOR THE VEHICLE TO CARRY THE LOAD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,400.

NOT GETTING STICKER MPG; TOOK VEHICLE BACK AND FORD MILHAM DEALERSHIP IN EASTON PA OFF RT 33 SAID " THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT IT" POWER STEERING RACK ALSO MALFUNCTIONED AT 7,000 MILES. DEALERSHIP MANAGER AGREED THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. I DROPPED THE VEHICLE OFF ON A WEDNESDAY. THURSDAY NIGHT THEY CALLED AND STATED EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT AND "FORD SAYS IT'S WITHIN RANGE". I WAS ALSO TOLD I WILL RECEIVE A SURVEY ONLINE - I NEVER RECEIVED THE EMAIL TO COMMUNICATE MY DISSATISFACTION WITH THE VEHICLE AND THE DEALERSHIP. VEHICLE NOW HAS 10,000 MILES AND NOW I GET 16 MPG ON HIGHWAY (NO CITY DRIVING). *TR

SAID VEHICLE DOES NOT GET THE MILEAGE STATED ON WINDOW STICKER AND ADVERTISEMENTS. 2013 4X4 ECOBOOST STATES 15CITY/21HWY, IT DOES ONLY GET ABOUT 13-15MPG IN CITY, BUT ON HIGHWAY; AVERAGE IS ROUGHLY 17MPG, WHICH COMPARED TO THE STICKER IS A 4MPG DIFFERENCE. *TR

VEHICLE DOES NOT GET POSTED HWY MPG. WINDOW STICKER STATES 21 MPG ON A 250 MILE TRIP ALL HWY THE AVERAGE MPG WA 17

I WAS TRAVELING AT EXACTLY 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 40 DEGREES IN MY BRAND NEW 2013 F-150 ECOBOOST. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS A LINE OF SLOWER SEMI-TRUCKS, I PUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. THE ENGINE REV'D AND THE STARTED VIOLENTLY SHUTTERING TO THE POINT I THOUGHT THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE SURELY BREAKING. THE VEHICLE LOST MOST OF ITS POWER AND WITH ANOTHER TRUCKER BEHIND ME IN THE PASSING LANE, IT IMMEDIATELY BECAME AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL AND FORTUNATELY WAS ABLE TO LET THE LOWER TRAFFIC PASS ME SO I COULD FALL INTO THE SLOW LANE -- IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS TO PUT IT MILDLY. THE TRUCK FIXED ITSELF AFTER ABOUT 5 MILES OF SLOWER DRIVING. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING AND THEY KEPT IT FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS. I TRIED TO DUPLICATE THE EVENT AND COULDN'T. THE SCENE REPEATED ITSELF THREE TIMES UNDER EXACTLY THE SAME CIRCUMSTANCES WITH TWO OR THREE WEEKS SEPARATING THE OCCURRENCES. THE LAST TIME THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID FORD CORPORATE ENGINEERING DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND TO TRY RE-INSTALLING THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE. THIS APPEARS TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT MY GAS MILEAGE HAS GONE DOWN TO AN AVERAGE 18.5 MPG AND PREVIOUSLY I WAS GETTING UP TO 25 MPG AVERAGE. *TR

THE REAR END LOCKS UP WHEN GOING AROUND A CORNER. IN A FULL CAB AND A 6.5 FOOT BED. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING IN RAIN ON THE HIGHWAY - OUTSIDE TEMP 40 DEG F / DEWPOINT 40 (THIS IS RELEVANT - THIS ISSUE OCCURS WHENEVER TEMP & DEW POINT ARE WITHIN 10 OF EACH OTHER FOR MANY OTHERS) AT 65MPH - I ATTEMPTED TO PASS A SLOWER MOVING VEHICLE. AFTER MY LANE CHANGE, I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE & THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED & REVVED HIGH FOR A SECOND AND THEN ILOST 90% OF MY ENGINES POWER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHUDDER & SHAKE AND A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (CEL) BEGAN TO BLINK ON MY DASH. I WAS NEARLY HIT BE 2 FAST MOVING SEMI TRUCKS AS I TRIED TO CROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE BERM WITH 0 ABILITY TO ACCELERATE ANY FURTHER. STOPPING & STARTING THE ENGINE MADE THE ISSUE GO AWAY. A SIMILAR EVEN OCCURRED THIS MORNING AS WELL BUT CLEARED ITSELF AFTER I LET OFF OF THE GAS. I HAVE HEARD NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS ISSUE ON DIFFERENT F-150 FORUMS. THE ISSUE IS APPARENTLY TOO MUCH CONDENSATION IN THE ECOBOOST ENGINES TWIN TURBO INTERCOOLER (HENCE THE TEMP/DEW POINT CORRELATION). FORD HAS BEEN ATTEMPTING TO RESOLVE THIS FOR 3 YEARS NOW - AND JUST RELEASED A NEW TSB 12-10-19 WHICH I HOPE WILL RESOLVE IT. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 14 DAYS - AND IT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SOLD TO ME WITH THIS KNOWN DANGEROUS FAILURE POSSIBILITY BEING PRESENT. THE TSB IS BEING APPLIED TO MY VEHICLE TOMORROW & I HOPE IT WORKS. NUMEROUS OTHERS HAVE HAD DIFFERENT ATTEMPTS AT REPAIR & NONE HAVE MADE THE ISSUE PERMANENTLY GO AWAY. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. *TR